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Vote, v. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a…

Quote byAmbrose Bierce · 1842–1914

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Devil's Dictionary (1911).

English (original)

Vote, v. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

— Ambrose Bierce

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